There are too many of us out there that don’t wake up this way. Now it hasn’t always been this way. I have had my ups and downs, my trials and tribulations. But I’ve always kept a good attitude through all of it. That I believe is the true key to most things in life. Keeping a good attitude.

It’s real easy to fall into the blame game. Where you are blaming everyone else and everything for what’s not going well in life.

My boss hates me.

My girlfriend is bi-polar.
(I dated a few of these 🙂
J/K

You get what I mean right?

Instead, keep a good attitude about it and those situations are going to look a lot different.

“Change your attitude, Change your life”

I know weight loss is a big one for most people out there. You think to yourself, how much happier you will be with the weight off. How much easier life would be if you were a few inches smaller.

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

Henry Ford

So I challenge you today to write down two things that you are grateful for.

It has been proven that people who write down the things they are grateful for every day have stronger immune systems, more happiness, and less reaction to negative events.

I myself have failed at a lot of things. To face this fact is a hard thing to do. Most of us would like to not think about these things and pretend that they never happened. But we forget that our failures are what make us strong. You learn from your mistakes and you get back up and keep pushing forward.

I hate being afraid of things. I have always acknowledged my fears and tried to face them head on. That is if you know what your fears are. A lot of us never look deep enough inside ourselves to recognize our fears. You will never break free of them unless you know whats lurching inside. Those of you that know me, probably did not know that I was afraid to talk to people when I first got out of the Marine Corps and was starting my personal training career. Communicating with Marines is a lot different then regular people. Fuck is not used after every other word in the civilian world. (you military guys know what I’m talking about) I thought to myself, “are you sure you want to do this.” But I looked at myself in the mirror and told myself I needed to face this fear. I am proud to say that that fear no longer exists.

Stupid mistakes. I’m sure most of us have made our fair share of those. I have made a ton!! One of these mistakes that stands out for me, is the Brig time I served while in the Marines. Yes, I was a bad boy. I made a stupid mistake of being a follower and got busted for it. Always cut your own path people. But after I served my time in the Brig, people would always ask me if I regret doing what I did. I always thought it was a funny question. No, I do not regret my actions because I wouldn’t be the man I am today without making those stupid mistakes. I wouldn’t have been able to prove to people that you can recover from a situation like that and get out of the Marines a higher rank then some of your friends that didn’t get in trouble.

So whatever obstacles you may be facing, whatever tasks you are trying to accomplish. Remember why you are STRONG, remember why you are FEARLESS, and remember why you are WISE. It is because of all those failures, fears, and mistakes from our past.